GBD

GBD Flame Grain 2871

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

England, 1950-70s

The grain is really remarkable! And the pipe itself comes from the very collectible and respected GBD period – it was made during the “Pre-Cadogan” times, before merge with Comoys is 1980. So there we have for you a lightweight, lightly smoked, nicely shaped witness of those great times!

The pipe marking is “(GBD) \ FLAME GRAIN”, “LONDON \ ENGLAND \ 2871”. The length is 15.0 cm (5.9″), bowl’s height is 4.5 cm (1.77″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.2 cm (1.26″), internal diameter is 2.0 cm (0.79″). The depth is 3.9 cm (1.54″) and this pipe weights 30 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.

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